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Alvin Rakoff, former President of the Directors Guild of Great Britain, has directed more than 100 television dramas as well as a dozen feature films.

Among other awards and nominations he twice won the coveted International Emmy Television Award ...

 
A VOYAGE ROUND MY FATHER
starring Laurence Olivier


CALL ME DADDY
starring
Donald Pleasance

 

Over his career he has directed ..

 

Sean Connery

John Gielgud

Laurence Olivier

Ralph Richardson

Rex Harrison

Donald Wolfit

Michael Gambon

Jeremy Irons

Alan Rickman

Michael Crawford

Michael
Caine

Roger
Moore

Peter
Sellers

Richard
Harris

Kenneth
More

Henry
Fonda

  Angela
Lansbury

Claire Bloom

Jane Asher

Zoe Wanamaker

Fiona Shaw

Shelley Winters
 

Judi Dench

Wendy Hiller

Edith Evans

Celia Johnson

Jean Simmons

Ava Gardner

Lee Remick

Rod Steiger

 

Theatre

His work in theatre ranges from HAMLET at Bristol Old Vic, to a star-studded - Richard Briers, Wayne Sleep, Penelope Keith - charity performance before HM Queen at Royal Albert Hall.

 

 

writing writing writing writing writing writing writing writing

His writing, as a journalist, enabled him to graduate from University of Toronto. He has written television plays, adaptations, screenplays.

Recently he turned to writing novels.

& GILLIAN His first novel (Little Brown) has been translated into ten languages.

SEVEN EINSTEINS His second novel on genetic cloning has been optioned for a film.

BALDWIN STREET His third book on growing up in poverty in Canada was critically acclaimed in Germany.

 

 

TOO MARVELOUS FOR WORDS. Recently he wrote and directed a musical based on the life of songwriter Johnny Mercer.

WHO IS SEAN CONNERY ?
He is
currently he is working on his fourth book

 

more information

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